Reliable leaker L0vetodream tweeted on Saturday that Apple fans can expect a mystery Christmas surprise from the company without giving us any clue as to what it could be.
We’ll get a “Christmas surprise” from Apple, according to a reliable leaker
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Merry Christmas wallpaper pack for iPhone
The festive season is upon us. It is the time for Christmas wallpapers for iPhone. In keeping with previous December Wallpapers of the Week gallery submissions, today we offer a pack of Christmas wallpapers that are perfect for either a Lock or Home screen. Silver and gold, red and green, snow and Christmas tree, the color pallet and subjects are spot on for your next Christmas party.
The best iPhone Christmas apps for celebrating the holiday
Whether you love Christmas or simply want to get in the spirit, there are tons of fun, useful, and unique Christmas apps for iPhone. You can count down to the date, make festive photos, have your kids talk to Santa Claus, and more.
To give you a helping hand this holiday season, we’ve assembled a collection of Christmas apps to bring some joy to your device, and hopefully you as well.
Festive Christmas iPhone wallpapers
The Wallpapers of the Week collection is a curated list of photo quality images for your Apple devices. Focusing primarily on iPhone, the section brings a new gallery each Sunday. Often, the images are seasonally specific. Throughout December the focus has prepared us for the colder months. This week, the selection is Christmas specific.
Snowy winter Christmas wallpapers for iPhone
As December begins, we enter the holiday season. Winter wallpapers rank among my favorite, aside from autumn leaves. Today's snowy wallpaper pack contains eleven original creations from iDB's top wallpaper contributor, @AR72014. From holiday bokeh designs to snow covered scenery, there's something for everyone.
Christmas wallpaper pack for iPhone
It’s the last week of December, and it only makes sense to provide you with a pack of Christmas-inspired wallpapers for all of your iPhone devices. The following pack is the handiwork of @AR72014, an iDB wallpaper favorite designer. We have plenty of his creations scattered throughout the Wallpapers of the Week category. Below you’ll find bokeh Christmas lights and snowy cartoon scenes.
Decorate your jailbroken iPhone for the holidays with Snoverlay
Oodles of people are preparing for the upcoming holidays right about now, and jailbreakers can do the same by taking advantage of a new free jailbreak tweak called Snoverlay by iOS developer leftyfl1p.
Installing Snoverlay causes snowflakes to rain down on your device’s Home screen and Lock screen wallpapers, as shown above.
Check out Apple II made out of gingerbread
I got for Christmas everything I wanted, but seeing this makes me wonder... One very creative dad who's obviously handy in the kitchen has built an Apple II out of gingerbread for his Apple-loving son and posted the images of it on Imgur for the whole world to see. Batter yet, the Apple II modeled in gingerbread comes complete with an edible chocolate keyboard, motherboard and floppy disk.
Here comes Apple’s holiday ad
Apple just aired a brand new holiday-themed television commercial through its channel on YouTube. Titled “Frankie’s Holiday,” the cinematic video runs two minutes long and depicts an unexpected holiday visitor who finally receives the “warm welcome he’s always yearned for.” The unexpected visitor is Frankenstein himself, who happens to be an iPhone 7 user.
The Christmas-themed upbeat commercial conveniently closes with a positive message which invites users to open their hearts to everyone.
Claridges hotel launches Jony Ive-designed Christmas tree festive installation
Claridges, the most iconic 5 star hotel in London's Mayfair, back in October commissioned Apple's Chief Design Officer Jony Ive and his colleague Marc Newson to come up with an immersive festive installation. Saturday, Claridges showed off results of Ive and Newson's work, reports Wallpaper.com.
iDB Holiday Gift Guide: Cody’s picks
One of my favorite things about the holidays is gift-hunting. Whether I'm looking for something to add to my own wish list, or shopping for others, I love trying to track down the perfect present. So as you can imagine, I enjoy taking part in iDB's annual Holiday Gift Guide.
My picks this year consist of both fun and practical gift ideas, that have proven to be well-made and well-reviewed. As you might have guessed, many of the suggestions are tech-related, but I did make sure to include a few non-tech ideas for those that prefer non-gadget gifts.
Apple releases ‘Someday at Christmas’ ad with Stevie Wonder and Andra Day
Apple today posted a nicely done television commercial featuring blind musician Stevie Wonder and soul, R&B, jazz and blues singer Andra Day. The holiday-themed ad cleverly promotes the Mac and VoiceOver and Accessibility features.